Tech City Connectivity

Sam Shead of TechWorld.com takes a look at the issues surrounding connectivity in Tech City, and asks whether enough is being done to help start ups…

“A leading London-based start-up has hit out at the length of time it takes firms to connect a new office to the internet in the capital.

The founder of an app used by hundreds of thousands of people wishes to remain anonymous, but said in an interview with Techworld that BT taking more than a week to connect start-ups to the internet when they move into a new office in Tech City, and charging them for doing so, is “ridiculous.”

The founder of an app used by hundreds of thousands of people wishes to remain anonymous, but said in an interview with Techworld that BT taking more than a week to connect start-ups to the internet when they move into a new office in Tech City, and charging them for doing so, is “ridiculous”.

“In any other city it would take 24 hours,” he said. “It’s just an embarrassment. This is London and the internet doesn’t work.”